Re: RELOADED Release Notes

#111
I have not log in for a few weeks and the new uni is up and running so i start account the new inface is good like it speed for buildings research ship building good expeditions good with voyagers cheap to build getting them was quick and much needed with not a lot rss around one thing i point out colony tech says every lvl u can colonize but you need lvl2 before you can this needs to be made clears on research page disappointed rf has not changed on the ships big failure and only one new ship is disappointing 50/50 overall nothing major has changed all that talk of it to nothing of all ideas put out there none and to be honestly theres not a lot to hold me here thats most disappointing thing sorry to bang on but zorg you said at the start this will be different from the others its not

Re: RELOADED Release Notes

#113
Regarding rubies, I still believe they are fairly balanced. It will be proven.

SPEED and Standard had Imperial Support unlimited from day one. Imperial Support is much stronger than Imperial Bonds. Still, the universes were not plagued at all.
Sure, if used in tremendous quantities they can provide a boost. But the way this universe is planned, skill is mostly required.

For comparison:
XTREME top 20

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1		Ahriman	Azguard	229.678.157
2		Chronos	Masters Of Chaos	55.476.497
3		DREDD	NwO	47.101.676
4		Thunderheart	Masters Of Chaos	40.857.083
5		CrazyHorse88	Masters Of Chaos	27.330.838
6		Thor	Valhalla	12.726.991
7		Freaker	Valhalla	9.788.320
8		Sprog	Azguard	9.338.845
9		MegaMedes	Masters Of Chaos	8.142.185
10		Miyamotto	Keepers of the Keg	6.502.454
11		FleetHound	Masters Of Chaos	5.948.207
12		lancelot		2.404.714
13	 	Melden		2.247.457
14		FLORYN	Burebista	2.124.867
15		moon		2.013.476
16	 	hornet	The Hero Republic	1.588.165
17	 	Condor		1.284.055
18		Angel	United Nations Space Command	930.117
19		Revan	The Hero Republic	923.899
20		terrazerobit	TerraLegion	744.683
RELOADED Top 20

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1		Rescue4u2	Modern Family	2.071.709
2		Apollyon	Venite ad inferos	1.235.572
3		Solace	Holy Britannian Empire	786.774
4		Wild		778.180
5		Shy	The 33rd Koan	756.685
6		Miyamoto	Holy Britannian Empire	746.833
7		DemonPrince	Holy Britannian Empire	644.943
8		SeekNDstroy	Death	535.039
9		Braveheart		503.806
10		XTREMEHAZARD	United Nations Space Command	471.841
11		MrSinister	The 33rd Koan	434.574
12		LadySuki	Modern Family	376.044
13		Husky	Modern Family	352.408
14		UrMoM	Modern Family	347.572
15	 	Rava	United Nations Space Command	344.428
16		Thunderheart	Modern Family	329.003
17		Thor	Valhalla	242.038
18		ivkePSS	Valhalla	207.148
19	 	Tech		206.686
20		SpaceDevil	Holy Britannian Empire	204.340
Standard Top 20

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1		Ahilles	Shining Winds	193.900.350
2		-0Z-	VASHTA NERADA	112.027.837
3		GreedEmperor04	Shining Winds	65.578.623
4		Ancients	STARGATE COMMAND	65.553.625
5		Fuches	VASHTA NERADA	42.996.249
6		TheDude	STARGATE COMMAND	40.143.787
7		Dr-J	VASHTA NERADA	26.535.138
8		Athight	Shining Winds	21.934.797
9		GhostOfKeno	VASHTA NERADA	13.391.306
10		Cogline	VASHTA NERADA	12.646.179
11		Kibble		10.830.769
12		Magnus		8.666.182
13	 	MIRKO		7.993.821
14		AeonsOfStrife	VASHTA NERADA	6.713.616
15		Tumbi	VASHTA NERADA	5.413.524
16		xdethtou	VASHTA NERADA	4.752.670
17		Miyamoto	Shining Winds	4.364.785
18		Khan	Stargate Atlantis	4.255.820
19	 	ZZZ		3.554.169
20		Boris	Universal Federation	3.273.472
MASSACRE Top 20

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1		Mancub	Hells Champions	12.254.427
2		jackal	Hells Champions	10.851.960
3	 	A11	Mining My Own Business	9.463.701
4		Pulsar	Hells Champions	6.517.660
5		Barbar		5.771.448
6		Crusher	Hells Champions	2.980.109
7	 	wickedfrosty		2.692.539
8		Unholy	Hells Champions	2.621.153
9		vicky21	EU	1.606.182
10	 	mirko		1.599.568
11		ToothPaste		1.241.602
12	 	Coltunas		1.239.860
13		dirtz	cruisin	1.122.273
14		Companyman		1.090.172
15		Tora	cruisin	965.350
16		HugoCZ		573.334
17	 	cunnine3		570.138
18		khann		515.741
19	 	donmarc		510.253
20		CountDragon		440.891
SPEED top 20

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1		Guardian	New Dawn	34.931.191
2		Manu	ICE	30.926.542
3		Crusher	Pirates	25.599.240
4		MegaMedes	Pirates	22.805.711
5		SilverVixen	Art_Of_War	17.712.536
6		Godzilla		16.396.994
7	 	jpirvin		13.367.533
8		Tech	Pirates	13.070.002
9		Claymore		12.940.314
10		Pulsar	New Dawn	9.631.442
11		Ursa_Major		7.998.696
12		dirtz	Art_Of_War	4.972.775
13		Yuna	Pirates	4.453.903
14		Coltunas		4.285.671
15		Deidara	Holy Britannian Empire	4.055.822
16	 	mirko		3.422.186
17		Blizzard	ICE	2.334.318
18		Xrok		2.224.802
19		tora	Pirates	2.140.048
20		Impachik	Pirates	1.929.361
Remember, RELOADED is 1 point per 2.5k resource and INCLUDES ALL fleet points.
It is still too early to call RELOADED and its plus plan a failure, by the time it proves even this early how balanced the system is.

So, someone that JOINS now in ANY universe, according to those posting here, has no chance.

Perhaps you should tell this to Manu and Crusher on speed (for example) who sits at #2 and #3 respectively, and joined 1 year later than #1 and #4..

Re: RELOADED Release Notes

#115
Ephemeral wrote:
Mon Apr 03, 2017 1:26 pm
i would say though should there be a next time that you put a cap on imperial support to one or two a day
Time limits or even usage limits are not really helpful based on previous experiences in Massacre and X-TREME.

If we want to be sincere with each other, there always will be players that might overuse rubies. These players are not necessarily bad players though. Look at their battle stats, of all top players. They are not that bad. Look at their activity, it is great.

You also need to factor in past experience. It is not the first time that someone might spend more than expected or tell that he spends more than expected. In SPEED for example, there might have been some big spenders once it started. If you look the health status of SPEED right now, who can say that rubies affected it at all?

You also cannot offer something that costs real money without nothing in return. There needs to offer an advantage. There are kind of players that with the restrictions might not play at all. There are players that want to run with a fleet from day 1 and joining late for example will not work for them, if there are restrictions. You need these players though. Not only for the financial benefits but mostly for the competitive nature of the game. The more good players, the better for all.

There is also activity into the mix. A skillful and very active player can be countered by a skillful players, not so active that uses however rubies. So rubies are not only skill balancers but also activity balancers. Especially Imperial Bonds; that's what they do.

Since Imperial Bonds are very volatile, you cannot really know what each player gets for the same amount of credits. So, when you see an offer for you, someone else might get worse than this. Especially if he ranks better than you.

Having all data at hand, I am pretty sure that you need to support RELOADED. We are speaking of a very good universe that already has all it takes to get to a big long run. The activity is stable but we are starting -FINALLY- to see NEW players into the mix.

This is our profit as a game; we do not really make anything right now. It is a bet we need to win by bringing some several thousands of new players into the game. Some of them will stick and you will all eventually be rewarded with a more competitive environment.

Re: RELOADED Release Notes

#117
mickylove wrote:
Mon Apr 03, 2017 7:36 pm
Zorg wrote:
Mon Apr 03, 2017 12:32 pm
mickylove, how many points your reloaded account has?
Sorry but why has my points got to anything
I asked because it helps me evaluate your feedback.
For me it plays a role how much time you actually spent in the universe and how far have you got before sharing your thoughts.

Re: RELOADED Release Notes

#118
Zorg wrote:
Mon Apr 03, 2017 11:52 pm
mickylove wrote:
Mon Apr 03, 2017 7:36 pm
Zorg wrote:
Mon Apr 03, 2017 12:32 pm
mickylove, how many points your reloaded account has?
Sorry but why has my points got to anything
I asked because it helps me evaluate your feedback.
For me it plays a role how much time you actually spent in the universe and how far have you got before sharing your thoughts.
4500 odd and 4 days playing time

Re: RELOADED Release Notes

#119
Gave my honest opinion and you warned me. I literally said people are buying there spots with rubies and this is baiting? You kidding me its an obvious observation that they even admit to...?Alright well good luck with your server I guess enjoy the income while it lasts as you've made another massacre server.
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Re: RELOADED Release Notes

#120
Doomrager wrote:
Tue Apr 04, 2017 1:42 am
Gave my honest opinion and you warned me. I literally said people are buying there spots with rubies and this is baiting? You kidding me its an obvious observation that they even admit to...?Alright well good luck with your server I guess enjoy the income while it lasts as you've made another massacre server.
I would never issue a warning about your critique to the universe. Feel free to criticize or post your opinion.

I posted in your warning the reason why you got the warning. When you post something untrue that needs administration reply, or provoke admins to reply by personal remarks to admins, or generally posting anything that fits better in a PM, then you deserve a warning.

Like now. This has to be like the most common rule in the forums: Got a problem with a moderation action? TAKE it via PM.
->1 MORE warning issued and your message will remain here, in public. So you are certain that it is not your critique that is in violation of the rules. At 3 warnings, I will issue a weekly forum ban. Rules are specified and same for everyone. I cannot do any exceptions.

I want to underline that I have not removed the portion of your critique from the other post either. So I really do not get why you felt the need to think that I would ever issue a warning for this. Either way, this is not something to be discussed here.